Director of Externships and Assistant Professor in Residence   

Tell our readers the meaning of your name, Ziwei, and the significance it holds for you.

Ziwei has three meanings in my language: 1) a purple flower, 2) north star, 3) symbol of royalty. I only go with the first meaning because a plant is persistent and strenuous. 

You emigrated from China to the United States in 2008. What has been your experience in the past dozen or so years?

What advice would you give to a new colleague?